Thursday, March 29, 2007
Snow Job
I awoke this morning to hear the radio announcer list the closures due to blizzard conditions—the public schools, the courthouse, city hall….and the YMCA. No work! I snuggled back into my covers for a satisfying reprieve. An hour later, I finally rolled out of bed, and contemplated my day. It was much too snowy to run outside, so I decided to do a BOSU workout after I shoveled some of the driveway.
I was astonished at the amount of snow—probably close to two feet where it had drifted. My husband and I took turns with our one very heavy metal shovel (it seems our second newer and lighter snow shovel sprouted legs and walked off some sunny day in the last few weeks.) The snow kept coming down, and the wind kept blowing more snow onto my previously cleared path. When half of the driveway was somewhat clear, my husband ventured out to town in search of another shovel, which it had become obvious we would need.
Back in the house, I puttered about and made some phone calls, putting off the BOSU workout. When I looked out an hour later, the driveway was covered again! I went back out and attacked the new drifts. My husband returned with two shovels (after going to three stores), the price of which I’m afraid to ask. We continued shoveling, making only a little progress, as the snow kept falling.
Two hours later, I convinced Big Guy to help me battle the forces of nature. By this time, BOSU was out of the question. I could see that shoveling snow would be my never-ending workout today. Big Guy and I went over to a single friend’s house to see if she needed some help. Apparently she had gone to work, and now there was a 4-foot drift in her driveway where her truck had been. That mound was quite demanding on the deltoids, but we attacked it vigorously and completed the job. We trekked back home, only to find our driveway blanketed with another two inches of the heavy wet stuff.
And so the day went. We did a couple more “maintenance runs” on the driveway. We’ve given up on the sidewalk. It drifts so badly, it’s not worth the effort. This is definitely one of the top three snowstorms I’ve experienced in the twenty-five years I’ve lived here. The forecast is for another 6 inches of snow, along with wind, tonight, and we’ve heard the schools are closed again tomorrow. I suppose Big Guy and I will be working out together again tomorrow.
Pictures to follow.
